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Blast Wounds UN Peacekeepers In South Lebanon
Haaretz ^ | 9 Dec 2011 | Reuters

Posted on 12/09/2011 7:24:34 AM PST by edpc

A bomb exploded near a UNIFIL peacekeeping patrol on Friday, wounding five French soldiers in southern Lebanon, a witness and security sources said.

The blast, which hit a jeep carrying the French peacekeepers on the outskirts of the city of Tyre, was the third attack on the UNIFIL forces deployed to keep the peace along Lebanon's southern frontier with Israel.

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: france; hezbollah; hizbollah; iran; israel; lebanon; lebonanbombing; middleeast; syria; unifil
In May six Italian peacekeepers were wounded, prompting Italy to look into reducing its peacekeeping contribution in Lebanon.

Which is exactly what Hezbollah wanted, so they can continue the activities they weren't supposed to be doing. Keep in mind, the agreed to the peacekeeping forces as part of the cease fire in 2006.

1 posted on 12/09/2011 7:24:37 AM PST by edpc
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To: edpc

UN “peacekeepers”?

Bawahahahahahaha.

The only “piece” those slugs want would get them convicted for rape in the U.S.

Oops, they’d be convicted if they were not a politician.


2 posted on 12/09/2011 7:44:08 AM PST by Da Coyote (Liberalism - when you absolutely, positively have no ability to produce wealth.)
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3 posted on 12/09/2011 4:31:54 PM PST by SJackson (Haven't changed the environment, just take a bath. Eat a piece of chocolate. You need one. Michelle)
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To: Cincinna

Thanks edpc.
4 posted on 12/09/2011 5:10:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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Lebanese opposition MP says Syria attacked French peacekeepers of UNIFIL
by Gobby Wang
Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Saturday, December 10, 2011
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1783491


5 posted on 12/10/2011 6:22:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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